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| Affiliation | Democratic-Republican |
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| Name | James Tallmadge, Jr. |
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, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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January 28, 1778
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| Died | September 29, 1853
(75 years)
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | TALLMADGE, James, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in Stanfordville, Dutchess County, N.Y., January 28, 1778; was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1798; secretary to Governor Clinton 1798-1800; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1802 and practiced in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and in New York City; served in the War of 1812 and commanded a company of home guards in defense of New York; elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry B. Lee and served from June 6, 1817, to March 3, 1819; author of amendment, passed by the House on February 17, 1819, prohibiting further introduction of slaves into Missouri; declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1818 to the Sixteenth Congress; delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1821 and 1846; member of the State assembly in 1824; Lieutenant Governor of New York 1824-1826; president of New York University 1830-1846; died in New York City September 29, 1853; interment in Marble Cemetery.
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